Florida man dies on job at Pennsylvania IMAX theater, official says
A 71-year-old Florida man died after falling on the job at a movie theater in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office.
Robert R. Franklin of Celebration, Florida, was working as an independent contractor at the IMAX theater in Reading when he fell about 50 feet through a drop ceiling, the coroner's office said. He was pronounced dead at 11:57 a.m.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to the scene.
An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday to determine the cause of Franklin's death.
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